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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] j_shelton1988:
I'm not really sure what the problem was. None of my sd apps or even the app to sd app was showing as bein installed so I went to the market, typed in apps 2 SD and it showed I had an update. I updated it and everything reappeared. Weird really.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qxlooper:
How is everyone getting good battery life out of this? I can't even go a full day anymore! The wife isn't rooted and she did the OTA update and gets like 5 hours top. I want to root her phone too, but she wants battery life, I do too!

What are the secrets?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
5 hours total or 5 hours screen on time? One is pretty bad. The other, not so much.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] leaderbuilder:
Understand the dev angle for sure. But hate nagware. I buy software that I use. Only right to pay for it. Yes developers should be compensted. I've paid for about $100 of apps on this phone alone. Granted being a systems admin I need more fully featured and completely functional software (remote admin/security etc.) than your usual user. But I have NO problem buying well writen software that does what it says and fills my needs.

However it is great when freeware is truly free and not naging the sh&t out of you or trying to tigh itself into all other sorts of places it shouldn't (messeging etc.).

If a developer wants to tease some super software with a limited version that's fine. But to put out a version that is going to continually nag me and then serve up

third party

adds I don't like that. If the money is the issue then just make the app paid only.

Guess I'm old school and can't stand the monetizing of every single page view or loading of an application. I always figured building great freeware apps and utilities is/was always a super way for a developer to showcase their talents and tease thier more advanced and specialized software or skills. And in the dev community many of us do it for the 'sport' of it and the joy of learning and sharing new ideas.

Just my two cents.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I agree that 'Nagware' is a big problem. To assure that apps are purchased, trial and limited versions are the professional way to go.

Are ads still showing in this ROM? I've never really noticed with the apps I'm using I suppose because they don't have that problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qxlooper:
5 hours total! it is horrible!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ThePirat3:
I just installed this rom and there is an app called update me smartphone telling me there is a new update for this rom (1.1.3). Is it safe to update 1.1.3? I'm currently on 0.1.3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Ignore it. Bug.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joshuadub:
Has anyone done a speedtest.net with this ROM? I seem to get horrible speeds more than half of what i get on other roms. First i thought it was my phone but i have a nand of this and another rom and tested both same place same server and got more that twice the speed on the other. Any ideas? I get better battery life on this one though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
What is the other rom?

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joshuadub:
Wicked! I ran speedtest with roms just as i downloaded them i didnt change kernels or anything. Im on ff18 modem
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jewid:
For me 5 hours total is great battery life, but thats usually with 3 hour screen on time with auto brightness on, playing games like Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and such. I got 2.5 hours in Mass Effect yesterday and was pleased. So i guess its all in what you expect from the battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Does anyone know of any pretty obvious apps that have full time advertising so I can test my ad blocking ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Just check /etc/hosts

If its big, theyre blocked

(or speed test)

Buffersizes? Gprsclass? Powercollapse? Impatience?

Speestest is an ok referrence, but are your browsing speeds affected?

(sorry TD, I just dont like quoting bigger posts)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
No biggy. I swear I have an ad in 'download all files' when I take something from my dropbox. The hosts file is there, I already knew it was but looked anyway. Just want to see...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Try zedge? You just scroll down and get ads
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Yup, that was perfect thanks. Posting an update too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Updated Hosts File

Here is the updated hosts file for ad blocking. The one we've been using is about a year and a half old. I guess the devs just never bothered to update it. This one is from July/2012. You can flash this in recovery. Tnx - TD
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Blazer Relaxed MMS

Blazer relaxed mms app.

Relaxed the msg size limits and updated send recipient limit to 500.

This includes the silent in-call notification mod. If you need to flash back to stock, the stock MMS is on my links page here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28451727#post28451727

Edit: File corrupted and pulled for now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cas8180:
Was playing Scrabble free edition last night with the gf and it had some seriously annoying ads
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willv23:
i see TD back in action with the add ons! lol i will test out both and report back
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Thank you. I know the stock SMS/MMS isn't exactly perfect but I do need some feedback for this one mod so I can get this rom update out please. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willv23:
didnt work for me TD the mms add-on... hopefully some one else can try it and give feedback
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Didn't flash, you lost mms entirely or it's not sending the way it should?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willv23:
i flashed and messaging app wouldnt open not sure if i did it wrong.. i just flashed in recovery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qxlooper:
what is the best alternative modem besides ff18? I am getting horrible reception even with my airave and wi-fi, i have to stand with 3 feet to get full bars. used to be my whole house when on el29. Is there a better modem or one that is compatible with this rom?

this could be why my battery life is so poor!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
You can run the el29 modem with no problems on ICS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qxlooper:
Back to flashing I go! Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] boborone:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway&feature=search_result

I use those two and hosts set to update once a week. Work pretty good for me. I don't remember the name of the app that finds apps that are posting adds in your notification bar. But have that one also.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
This? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector

Click here for custom mods for your E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] boborone:
Yes sir. That be it. I buy a ton of apps. But try playing angry birds without an adblocker. You can't. And some like that don't give you an option to buy out of them. Don't fill the screen of your app in hopes I might accidentally click it. I'll buy it to not have that crap ruin a good app.

Sent from your phone you lost the game.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qxlooper:
Battery drain is killing me! Baddass battery is saying that the kernel is using 46.9%! is this normal?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] twoeleven99:
awesome. love all the new roms popping up/getting updated as of late. im getting flash fever.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jhgti:
waiting waiting waiting waiting but I know it will be worth it

E4GT=IPhone killer
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] starnostar:
Clearing the cache after disabling the updates will clear out any portion of the update is has silently downloaded, and yes...the cache should be cleared from recovery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R2D2 631:
Are we gonna need to do a full wipe if coming from 1.2 ??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ffkip911:
if the base is going from eg30 to ek02 yes, I would assume a complete wipe. and if i'm reading the reports correct, titanium backup only apps + data, but NOT system data. system data backup with eg30 does not play well when introduced to ek02---but don't quote me on that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
hahaha why is everyone always so wipe happy.... I am quite sure OP will let you know exactly what you need to do but for now lets just wait for him to at least put it out... Also since you are coming from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 I personally would suggest a fresh install. Flashing it over the top may work as well but to minimize problems I would do a fresh install... just my two cents..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ffkip911:
are you going to use the desperado 12.9 kernel??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R2D2 631:
kewl..just wat i thought.. ive been on starburst and now blazin rom for long time..never no issues all is great..this is great news tonite..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigtoysrock:
None of that is working for me. Its still there after clearing and disabling.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] starnostar:
Thats weird....this has allways worked for me on every android phone I have ever owned (including this one).

Are you saying the update notification is still there? This might happen due to the OS having allready gotten notification from com.samsung that there is an update avalable, as the OS itself still plays its role in the update procedure....

honestly, this has worked for me though, then again diabling updates is allways the first thing I do on a new flash after a prl/profile update
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C3jay:
I've heard that before, We shall see phantom we shall see, Lol. Ur a great dev, Take Ur Time. I love this Rom. Best one out.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
If anyone is interested...I modded the calendar widget to look more ICS like. Just swap it with the existing TwCalendarAppWidget.apk in system/app.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jhgti:
thank you looks great!

E4GT=IPhone killer
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sling:
+1

10char
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
I got alot of the .pngs from Vertumus so big thanks to him.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Thank Me Later:
2 questions.

I updated to the EK02 modem but still on 2.3.4 gingerbread. When you come out with an upgrade, and I will most likely upgrade to it...Will upgrading the rom mess with the EK02 modem or my phone at all? I was on EG31 but I used qbking77's method to get back onto EG30 and I flashed the EK02 modem in clockworkmod.

What is the best way to "Calibrate the battery" in your opinion or experience? And do you recommend calibrating the battery after flashing an update? Or is that just for after you flash a new rom.

I am currently running Blazer Rom v1.2

Much love and respect PhantomHacker. You do great work :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigtoysrock:
Flashing this or any Rom will not affect modem as they are separate from each other. Not sure if you can truly calibrate this battery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
You have the EK02 baseband (modem) as well? If not, this could be your issue.

And the GOTA (Google over the air) update servers choose phones at random.

You could try freezing the Sprint installer apk in Titanium Backup. I'd imagine that would do it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Thank Me Later:
Ok thanks man.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dbaybay:
In case anyone didn't know the "rom Toolbox" that comes with this rom has the ability to freeze apps. Just head over to the file explorer area and go to system apps. Long click on system updates and select freeze. Just another alternative to the terminal prompts and titanium reported on the last page.

Sent from my Le Pan Tab
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Yes
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] twister99403:
So I just rooted my girls sgs2 and put this rom on it. Question ia the updater that comes on the phone keeps saying an update is available to 1.1.3 or something, should I except that or not since I don't see that version on this website available
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Either page-it-back to last time this was asked or wait for me to answer in 37 minute plus 1 hour minus a fort night plus a month.

;)

Jk. Ignore it, its nothing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Help I can't find the link to download blazer 4.1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Hi Don,

It is on my links page here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28451727&postcount=7876
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Beta testers needed

Thanks for being so patient folks the new update is just about ready!

I'd like some volunteers to do some final testing with me. Please PM me if you're interested. Thanks - TD
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Nice, this should be good!

(check pm) lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Right back at ya.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Gb blazer continuing?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
ICS developing.....looks trim too :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 5FOOTER:
Damn wish I could no phones at work today maybe tonight when I get home.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Dang
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JoeBruin32:
I used to run 800 mhz underclock on Blazer 4.1, but I heard going to 800 on ICS is a problem. Has that been resolved? I'm on Blazer 0.1.3 with AGAT 0.2.3 kernel
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willv23:
sent a PM!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Every phone is different, i was doing that yesterday with no problems. Try it out just be sure to not check set on boot that way you won't be stuck in boot loop.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
Same set up as you. I'm running 800mhz just fine. Actually I have my setcpu profile for in calls and screen off to 500mhz max. No problems here as long your on agats kernel. Tried those settings on the original kernel and my phone never woke up from 500mhz. Had to do a battery pull to reboot the phone.

Also, I'm UV by -50mv from stock voltages, phone is still running great and getting great battery life.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Blazer Beta Update

Still accepting a few more beta testers.

Beta Testers - rather than try to PM everyone, I will post updates here in the forum. Thanks - TD

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This Blazer Beta update is to change or correct the following:

Notification Bar Pulldown - added pulldown mod back with the Settings shortcut, transparency darkened slightly.

Enhanced battery - changed entire set back to Blazer default color scheme.

Battery Scaling:

100% - 24% ICS blue

23% - 15% Dark Orange

14% - 0% Red

Thanks to the beta testers for their input.

DO NOT INSTALL THIS UPDATE UNLESS YOU ARE RUNNING BLAZER BETA
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Beta Testers, please bring the conversation to the thread. It will help everyone involved to contribute as a group and help me so I don't have to answer a ton of PMs.

Still looking for experienced Blazer followers for testing. Sorry to those that are new but we need those that are already very familiar with the rom to contribute.

Tip: Don't forget, the extended toggles can be configured from 'Applications/Quickpanel settings'. Toggles can be rearranged or even removed.

It helps to remove some of the toggles that won't get used since there are so many of them. ;)

Don't forget about the mini restart menu from the toggles too. Screenshot attached.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Febby:
The beta ROM is running amazing for me, on my day to day usage so far today, no issues to report myself personally. I'm definitely loving the new toggles as it saves me the hassle of having to place widgets on my home screen.

I might add that I haven't had any captive button issues but it could be because I installed agats 0.2.3 kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dragonOL2:
So far so good for me as well... The beta and the beta update are running smoothly. Eager to test out over a few days to check the battery life. No bugs yet, the testing continues... :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I had that bloody restore problem today from Titanium on the Beta. I was only trying to restore one very necessary app, the XDA mobile app! ;)

Had to reboot, unmount external storage and it restored fine then. I believe that some of the new kernels have resolved this issue but I don't think they're quite ready for primetime yet. Fun to play with though until then. :good:

FYI, the update will probably not come with an updated kernel just yet, sorry.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dragonOL2:
Rather than edit my previous, just decided to add a new post...

I did experience an LoS earlier in an area that usually has good reception. At least it seemed like what i used to experience when i had GB LoS issues (icon in notification bar and if course no service). It was fixed with a quick toggle of airplane mode (which btw never worked as a fix for me on GB) but i think it was worth noting

Also, after one of my latest and most recent reboots on the beta, all my SD apps appeared without me having to do my not-so-quick and roundabout reboot bait and switch trick, so that's a definite plus... Hope it's a permanent fix; that would be another :D for the beta.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
No problems at all here. Gps locks fast, ran 4g for about an hour with no reboots. Will test tether tonight.

Battery life so far...just grabbed the update zip. Reboot to flash the update zip dropped my battery %...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Td are you using any ko tweaks with the beta?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I cringe every time I reboot dude.

I was running KO's tweaks for a while but not at the moment. Can't really tell if they work for me or not anyway because I reboot so often when troubleshooting and testing. When the new kernels settle in, maybe we'll see some decent tweaks come from it too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fishfuzz:
Turn on Airplane Mode before rebooting and you won't lose the battery power.

Thankfully, this doesn't seem to be an issue with the gs 3.

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Brought to you by my ghetto Samsung Galaxy S III mount http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jH3XoLqfXsY
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I vote for a new animated emoticon that makes an upwards gesture for people flaunting their new phones here. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Yeah, I'll run it how it came. Some good screen on time for the first battery cycle.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willv23:
what font are you using? looks cool!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Rehotalko pretty cool font
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
I was reading on the Star Power Rom thread that the beats audio mod sucks up battery life. I know its included in this rom as well. Has this ever been confirmed with this ROM? I'm assuming the mod behaves the same across all roms?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mbrook:
I know that quadrant scores aren't always the greatest of tests for speeds, but on this rom i keep getting very differing results.for about the first 15 minutes of running i get 4100ish after that anywhere from 2300 to 2500.that seems like a big difference and is noticeable when using the rom. Any ideas on what could cause that? I am using Nova launcher and everything else is stock.even tried overclocking and saw minimal change.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Well it's possible. Do you have any other details, just curious?

It could be argued that listening to music or audio for an extended period of time would use up a decent amount of power just to drive either the speaker or headset. Also, wondering before and after tests were run with the beats audio installed. Plus if the tests were run on ICS or GB. I'm a cup half empty kinda guy. I'd argue in favor of the fact that there's a hole in just about every story unless you can prove me otherwise. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I'm running pretty naked here because I'm running the Blazer Beta which to the core is still the same rom. The tweaks with this rom are pretty minimal and I'm getting around 3400 quadrant several runs in a row which is rather high for me I think. Normally I would probably get around 2600-2800 if I recall correctly but I don't rely on this benchmark thing very much. I think to get a base benchmark, you should backup your setup, do a complete wipe and fresh install. Let it settle in for 10 or 15 minutes, reboot and let it settle in again, then do a few benchmarks to see what a virgin install gives you. That is what you COULD have but in reality, once the phone is loaded down with apps, background services, data and otherwise, it is going to affect performance either way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheHighlightGuy:
Can anyone post the MD5 checksum for the 0.1.4 Beta?

TIA!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Hmmm for the beats thing, in my screen shots earlier i had been using power amp for a few hours. I don't take calls at work so it's pumping out music almost all day.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Just PM'd it to you a couple of minutes ago.

Edit:

Blazer Beta MD5: 459f9c39153a3b7d37ba8e6fae2c2dae
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Td your a beast bro!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Blazer Stock Tweaks

BTW Steve, you know me I come prepared for anything. Since you brought it up, I just posted the stock Blazer tweaks on the links page for the KO stuff here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28451727#post28451727

I did it so I could come back to stock but may as well share it as well. It removes KO's tweaks completely and restores stock Blazer.

Also, the links page and all the threads have already been updated in preparation for the Blazer update for any compatibility issues between versions.

Edit: I split this post. I'm getting a little slow in my old age. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gr33nd3vil:
The JB animations zip is missing =/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musikalharmony:
Any updates soon?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gr33nd3vil:
I believe td is working on a new update and Phantom will release once tested?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willv23:
thanks! will definitely check it out! props!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fishfuzz:
Hahah - sorry mate. I came from this ROM and followed over to his new one, so I still keep an eye on this thread for friends with GS II devices.

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Brought to you by my ghetto Samsung Galaxy S III mount http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jH3XoLqfXsY
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] leaderbuilder:
Two weeks http://youtu.be/70xGgWIw5tU

But my guess is once PH and the rest have tested it thoroughly.

PH is know around these here parts as building incredibly great and stable ROMs so the wait is fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kiswa:
Exactly. I tried several ROMs on GB and ended up always coming back to Blazer. When I decided to make the switch to ICS, I didn't even bother trying other ROMs; I knew Blazer would be what I wanted. :good:

And with tdunham's tweaks I have everything I could want!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Carrier Label Removed

Ok everyone, I managed to finally replace the carrier label in the pulldown. (See pic 1)

I think I'll see if I can replace the time with a new shortcut as well. (See pic 2)

The time just doesn't look right to me there.

I need some ideas on what we should put there in its place please.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 5FOOTER:
Could be what version of ROM your running like 0.1.3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
You should ask rujelus how he did his. He has settings and a camera shortcut:

Click here for custom mods for your E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] revamper:
How about the full date like CM9?

July 24, 2012
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
That might work.

Does anyone have a screenshot so we can what it looks like? If anyone has a CM9 build, can you post the systemui.apk for me please too?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Its up to you guys, I can certainly add a camera shortcut if that is what everyone would like to have there.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
I think the camera would be cool since we can get to the drop down when the screen is locked. The date can stay but we don't need the clock lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dragonOL2:
I like the ROM version idea... The camera is cool but i already have a shortcut to that on my lock screen
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
That's fine for you, but this is going into the stock rom, what about the rest of us? :p

Sorry, it would be nice to have a functional shortcut I think.

Sent from my SPH-D710